Vietnam - Northern Vietnam (Chapter)

13th Edition Aug 2016

This is Vietnam’s big-sky country; a place of rippling mountains, cascading rice terraces and the winnowed-out karst topography for which the region is famed. If you’re up for some road-tripping, this is the place to do it.

kayak within the karsts, into lagoons and grottoes in Halong Bay

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trek mountain trails to the hill-tribe villages around Sapa

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glide across the tranquil lakes of Ba Be National Park, soaking up the serene scenery of shoreline village huddles and soaring mountain peaks